Gateway to care Services working together aim to help you, your family and friends get the health and social care information and support you need, all under one roof.
Shared lives A flexible and unique arrangement offering support from a few hours a week - a session, a short break or providing a long term home for someone, therefore giving carers a break.
Short term breaks offer carers the chance to take break from caring
for a disabled, ill, or frail elderly person. This helps carers to
take a break when they feel they need it, and be confident that the
person they look after is receiving the best of care.
There will be a charge made for any stay in a nursing or residential home, but the amount that you pay will depend on the financial circumstances
of the person who will be staying in the home.
The maximum amount that anyone will pay is currently £20 per night, for up to seven nights.
You may also qualify for a direct payment. A direct payments is a cash payment to allow you to buy your own support instead of Adult Services providing it for you.
